Ossie and Elaine Rentsch - Bowen Instructor

In 1974, while attending a national health conference in Adelaide, Australia, Oswald Rentsch met Mr Bowen for the first time. Although he knew nothing of Mr Bowen’s work, Ossie spontaneously asked if he could learn from him. Mr Bowen shook Ossie’s hand, held it for some time, and said, ‘Good! Come down and I’ll teach you. I’ll call my secretary and let you know’. A couple of hours later Mr Bowen sought Ossie out and said, ‘You be down at my clinic next Wednesday at 9 am.’

For the next two and a half years Ossie studied Mr Bowen’s technique, ultimately being authorised by him to document the work. Mr Bowen had no notes, charts or manuals, but with the help of Rene Horwood, Ossie produced a true representation of Mr Bowen’s original technique.

In 1976, Ossie and his wife Elaine began utilising Mr Bowen’s methods in their clinic in Hamilton, Victoria.

Honouring Mr Bowen’s request to teach the work after his death, Ossie and Elaine named it The Bowen Technique and held their first seminar in Perth, Australia in 1986. By 1990, Ossie and Elaine were teaching full time throughout Australia.

Dedicated to preserving the technique and ensuring it was taught in its original form, they founded the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia in 1987, eventually naming the technique Bowtech – The Bowen Technique.

Since then, Ossie and Elaine have introduced Bowtech to many countries, honouring the promise Ossie made to Mr Bowen on his deathbead, to spread his work throughout the world. They are now supported in this teaching by a large faculty of dedicated instructors who are accredited by, and registered with, the Academy.

In 2007, Ossie & Elaine began taking the Specialised Procedures 2 (SP2) ‘Masters’ Class around the world for experienced practitioners who are full members of the Bowen Therapy Academy of Australia.